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Re: Limited slip in a 2WD Vanagon's rear end
Historical mailing list - jbange
Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:38:17 -0800
...I don't think there's a place to mount the differential lock actuator on the automatic differential casing. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:16:24 EST
...midwest.net writes: > I rebuilt a syncro recently and the front differential was driven from > the pinion shaft. Darrell, Are you saying that the...
Re: differential broke
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 14:30:17 -0800
...aturday night as i was driving along at 65 MPH my differential broke and > fell off my 89 syncro and made the drive shaft...
Re: Thermostat install Question
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:19:43 -0700
The pressure differential should be minimal to get those 5 more degrees of C. Just put a lid on the pot and hold it...
Re: Use of Synthetic Oil in Syncro Transmission
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 15 May 1998 09:06:35 -0400
...Other weights and specs are shown for other transmissions/differentials but the Bentley is consistent when it comes to Syncros. My suspicion is this...
Gas prices, AWD tows,
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Sep 1995 10:57:21 -0700
...As for going around corners- yes, going around corners makes the different wheels go different speeds, thats why the synchro has differentials on both...
1987 Syncro Westy questions
Historical mailing list - coyote
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:21:22 -0700
...Next to the rear locking differential dash switch there are two other knockouts that suggest switchs for the front differential lockout and drive shaft...
Re: Query about Weddle Engineering Differential Locker
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 20:06:01 -0700
> I'm considering putting in a Weddle Engineering locking > differential and wondered if anyone has had any experience > with this unit. > If you had...
Leak-down Test - How to??
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:24:19 -0500
I have a differential compression tester and know how to do a leakdown test on an airplane engine - but not on a an automotive...
Re: Differential lock and Sychro Vacum Plumbing
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:01:08 -0700
Robert, Check out the differential lock article at: http://www.concentric.net/~Sxs/Links.htm That's all I know about the subject. Bill...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 11:44:20 -0700
...he wrote : " I'm not in the least enamored with the full-slip differential my van is outfitted with. " rather clever, referring to the...
Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
Historical mailing list - Daryl of AA Transaxle
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:10:41 -0800
...Peloquin torque biasing differential >>>>I researched the differential before purchase, > >>>>so was pretty well aware of what I was getting into. > >>>>A locker would...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:41:10 -0600
...Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons >Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:24:43 -0500 > >Repost, I did not get anyone's...
Re: Getting a sample of the diff oil?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:36:32 -0500
...Bentley's doesn't show (that I can find) where the filler plug of the differential is. So my question is: what's the...
Re: Vanagon Traction
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:14:23 -0400
...It must have something to do with differential design so that power in the '85 is completely shifting to the spinning wheel. Maybe the...
Re: Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:12:33 -0500
...If so you just need the locking differential pieces and to have the machine work done. The factory set up used a vacuum operated...
Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:04:01 -0800
...I have been enjoying this > differential over the summer, particularly noticing the increased > performance going around turns (hugs the road) and just overall foward...
Re: auto trans final drive
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:59:35 -0400
Annie, are you talking about the differential section or the automatic section? The differential section uses gear oil and is filled by a large...
Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 16 May 2012 06:12:25 -0400
...http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=absolute+pressure+gauge&_sacat=0&_odkw=absolute+pressure&_osacat=0&_from=R40 And a nice differential...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 2 Sep 2011 05:08:44 -0400
...You can increase this differential by getting the heat away efficiently from the fins on the rear of the fridge. On 2011-09-01...
auto tranny and diff oil
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Sun, 26 May 2002 11:28:16 -0400
Yesterday I went to get my rebuilt auto tranny and the differential I had to buy to replace the original. After that, I went...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:24:43 -0500
...I have alwats wanted a locking differential, but lately I have been wondering about a limited slip instead. I'd love to here what...
Limited slip differential on ice or snow
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 12:12:44 -0400
Loren Busch wrote: > Far more likely to cause severe reaction on snow or ice is a limited slip differential, that will > make a car...
RE: troubleshooting rear locking differential on syncro
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 8 Apr 1996 21:01:36 -0700
...troubleshooting rear locking differential on syncro I need to know how to adjust, troubleshoot, and maintain a locking rear differential in my 1986 Westy...
Re: Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 14:21:05 -0400
Can you imagine the look on my face if I had gone ahead and installed that differential without finding out from the list what...
WTB: Synchro Locking Differential Switch
Historical mailing list - Mike Karseboom
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:04:18 -0800
To get more snow traction on my 90 GL (non-synchro) I am going to try to install a locking rear differential. The guys...
Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 16 May 2004 13:15:27 -0400
...It already has a rear differential lock and a drive shaft decoupler. For those of you who lack the back ground on the vacuum...
Re: New Syncro - some questions
Historical mailing list - David Marshall (Vanagon Mailing List)
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 18:57:05 -0800
...The knob SHOULD NEVER BE PULLED OUT WHEN THE >> VEHICLE IS MOVING. > > >Don't you mean the differential lock? The Syncro AWD is always...
Re: Tutorial on how a differential works (even on a Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:25:25 -0700
...Tutorial on how a differential works (even on a Vanagon) > > View full screen for the full effect. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4JhruinbWc...
Re: Locking differential
Historical mailing list - paul guard
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 10:40:19 +0000
...Locking differential Vanagon list: What's the verdict on lockers? I ... occasionally need to pull a boat out of the water. The place where...
Re: Auto trans dosent look right?
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Sun, 4 May 2003 19:52:14 -0700
It is 17mm nuts that draw the transmission bell housing to the engine, the automatic transmission to the differential is 13mm, and where it...
Transmission Gurus?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 08:37:31 -0800
...How does the locker system work on a Vanagon transmission? How do limited slip differentials work? Can I have either one of these systems...
Re: Locking differential
Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:21:55 -0700
As for the 2WD vans and locking differentials, I believe it was decided that due to the Vanagons' near 50/50 weight distribution, that...
Re: limited slip differential (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 3 May 2009 13:14:33 -0700
...Is there a Syncro out there > that can do this? Can Syncro differentials be set to full lock? Would this > only be possible with...
Gear oil in the Automatic fluid
Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:20:15 -0400
...On this trasmission the bearings on the differential on the sides where the output flanges are seem quite tight. Seemingly not enough to make...
Re: 82 auto cv/differential help
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:10:47 -0700
...possible bad bearings in the differential just because I'd be surprised if very many people have been inside a VW auto trans like...
Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:28:27 -0700
...I don't think I have seen any data > on the list demonstrating anything better than a 45 degree differential. > A 40 degree differential...
Re: Bus work in the barn and Tiny O Ring on Differential
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:53:46 -0500
...ATF getting into the differential is usually caused by this seal. Check the ring and pinion shafts/bearing for proper adjustment. The pinion shaft...
Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:57:36 -0600
...Heck, while I'm at it is it possible to put a limited slip set-up in the differential or even a "locking differential...
Removing Differential Lock / Cruise Control Plumbing
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:42:39 -0400
Hi All, I'm swapping to a locking differential in my syncro and was advised to run the hoses for the differential lock while...
Re: Diff. Lock 86 Syncro?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Nov 1996 18:05:46 -0500
...I understood otherwise - that the vehicle should never be driven on dry pavement with a locked diff. >> The differential lock creates a mechanical lock...
vc install/alignment?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:35:23 -0800
...like mark it so the same holes line up when you reinstall it? 2. "align front final drive [front differential] in longitudinal direction and...
speedo drive gear ratio on 98 Jetta? (somewhat vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
Mon, 15 May 2000 20:53:22 -0700
...Or even the number of teeth on the drive gear that is attached(maybe?) to the differential - it's hard to tell whether this...
Front differential lock
Historical mailing list - JP
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:13:53 -0400
Hi volks, I wish to add (in spring 2007 or sonner if not too expensive) a front differential lock to my Syncro. MIne has...
Re: New Syncro - some questions
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 11:05:33 -0500
...The knob is to actuate the rear differential lock which is not directly related to the AWD system. The AWD viscous coupling ties the...
vc install/alignment?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:17:56 -0800
...like mark it so the same holes line up when you reinstall it? > > >2. "align front final drive [front differential] in longitudinal direction >and...
Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 21:42:57 EST
...Heck, while I'm at it is it possible to put a limited slip set-up in the differential or even a "locking differential...
Re: limited slip rear end
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 96 06:02 EDT
...Correct me if I'm wrong but...installing this locking mechanism to the rear differential does not a 4 wheel drive make, maybe a...
Re: Syncro Binding in Tight Turns
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Fri, 29 May 1998 02:33:01 EDT
...That means you viscous coupling is working properly in your front differential. I wish mine was doing what yours is doing, because I'm...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 18 Sep 1997 19:07:21 -0400
hey y'all, on the synchro, does the middle differential have the locking unit on it or the rear differential? i was just wondering...
Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:45:45 -0700
...Limited slip differential on ice or snow Loren Busch wrote: > Far more likely to cause severe reaction on snow or ice is a limited...
Re: Differential Lock curiosity
Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:51:29 EST
...My question is with the differential lock. In its normal unlocked position the "switch" is pulled out. When pushed in the differential lock is...
82 auto cv/differential help
Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:53:39 EDT
...On the passenger side, though, it made a real bad clunk when I rocked the axle towards the differential. Clunk clunk when doing that...
Looking for differential lock parts(from Syncro)
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 19:58:41 -0700
I'm looking for the entire vacuum control system for the locking differential system on a Syncro vanagon.. There is a control valve(with...
differential lock servo 87 syncro? I need one.
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:31:49 -0800
I cannot find the Differential Lock Servo Part at either busdepot.com or vanagain.com. Is this a dealer only item ( I called the...
Re: Need good Westy Auto Trans shop in SE Michigan
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:36:18 -0400
The correct seals for the ATF to differential have bumps on the top so that when correctly installed there is a space between them...
Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 16 May 2004 15:08:34 -0700
...Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question Dave, How about haveing one valve control 4wd mode and the other control...
Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Feb 1997 04:05:56 -0500
...A Viscous Coupling is a COUPLING, not a differential. A DIFFERENTIAL PROVIDES SLIP UNDER LOAD (ie cornering) A VISCOUS COUPLING LOCKS UP UNDER LOAD...
Re: The hits keep coming
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:57:02 -0400
...I wanted to check to see if I could tell if > ATF was mixing with the differential so I unscrewed the drain plug and...
Transmission question about ring gear shims(S1 & S2)
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:03:33 -0800
...These shims slide over the tube like parts of the differential housing that the differential side gears fit into. There are only two types...